The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-26
WILL THERE BIZ WAR?
Fishery biII Passed-Harsh Words
in the Senate Over the Question.


VAsHrNGToN, JAM 24.-In the Senate
today Mr.. Edmunds called up his bill
fer the protection of American fishermen
an1 fishing interests against Canadian
eDcroachments.
Senator Fry, in MS remarks, grew very
emphatic, and In reference To the recent
law enacted by the Canadian Parliament
empowering every petty customs officer
to arrest and drag into port, examine,
condemn and confiscate any United
States vessel found within the three miles
fishing limit, he inquired, How can
such a law help resulting in war;
Mr.. Frye closed his speech by paying a
handsome tribute To President Cleveland.
characteriZing him AS an honest Ameri-
can citizen at heart. and urged that tie
bill reported by the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee be adopted in order that the Pres
ident of this free Republic. who can he
trusted implicitly. might have power to
act in this matter of
NEGOTIATION Or WAR.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that the fishery diff
cuitIes would ultimately have to be set
tied either by negotiations or war, and
/. that it would be we'll to inform the Sen-
ate before they voted on the bill whether
il was intended as friendly or hostile
measure against Great Britain .'accor-
TO the report which accompanied the
bill" He said the conduct of Canada,
of Great Britain, is sufficient to Justify a
declaration of war on the part of the
United States. 1t is a violation of treaty
rights, and showed II Tu pose on the part
of the offenders to destroy American fish
cry interests.
ENGLAND RUFFIAN.
He referred to England as having al
ways been a ruffian and Il coward: her
history he said "hsd been one OF crime
against the United States, Ireland, Scot
land. Wales and her colonies" He
thought, as did the Senator from Maine
that the attitude of Great Britain had
been one of insoleDce and suspicion u
this country and that she should un
stand that If she proceeded further in
this matter il should be at her peril.
DIPLOMACY OR BLOOD.
In his speech Mr.. Ingalls, finally
reached the conclusion that the matter
would have to be settled either by di-
plomacy o, blood. He then called upon
the Senator from Vermont MIR. Ell
munds) for his explanations of the pend
ing bill. Mr.. Edmunds in reply to Mr..
Ingalls,, reviewed the several treaties
bearing upon the question at issue and
maintained that il was not "A question of
war at this time: that the whole matter
depended upon the Interpretation or con-
structiOn of the treaty of 1919. By and
bye. he added, should these matters not
adjust themselves properly one CO untry
or the other might decide To go to war
Mr.. Ingalls, was dissatisfied with the
Senator's reply TO his request to explain
the measure and was disposed to ridicule
his statement.
OPINIONS OF OTHER SENATOR'S.
The debate was continued bv Mr.. HOar
and others. The bill il known as
the "retaliatOry measure bill" The de-
bate attracted a good deal of attention
and galleries were filed in spite of Sc
| we're storm. When the question was put
the most intense silence reigned IN
/ the Senate chamber.
THE BILL PASSES.
The vote was yeas 46, nays /, (Mr. Rid
dIeberger.) This bill WAS reported from
the Committee on Foreign Relations. Ii
authorizes the President to protect and
defend the rights of American fishing
vessels. American fishermen, American
trading and other vessels by denying to
vessels of British dominions of North
America in his discretion entrance t.